Author (Person) | Maier, Jürgen, Rittberger, Berthold |
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Series Title | European Union Politics |
Series Details | Vol.9, No.2, June 2008, p243-268 |
Publication Date | June 2008 |
ISSN | 1465-1165 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract: This article demonstrates that public attitudes towards EU enlargement are strongly affected by exposure to the mass media. It reveals `priming' effects by showing that media exposure affects the standards by which individuals evaluate the accession of potential candidate countries. To gain a more refined understanding about media effects on enlargement attitudes, we analytically separate three different factors that underlie EU enlargement support for a given candidate country: its economic performance, its state of democracy and its perceived cultural `match' with the EU. Employing an experimental design, we probe the media-induced effects of these factors on EU enlargement attitudes. |
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Source Link | https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/journals |
Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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